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Asylums,  Hospitals,  Homes  and  Stations 
China,  India,  Ceylon,  Burma,  Siam,  Japan,  Korea, 
Sumatra,  Philippine  Islands. 


Mission  to  Lepers 

in 

INDIA  AND  THE  EAST 

(Founded  in  1874) 

Interdeuomiuational 


Internal  iona 


Edinburgh 
New  York 


OFFICES 

London 

Cambridge 


Dublin 

Toronto 


Superintendent 

WELLESLEY  C.  BAILEY,  Edinburgh,  Scotland 


U.  S.  A.  COMMITTEE 
WM.  JAY  SCHIEFFEL1N,  Chairman, 

170  William  Street,  New  York 
W.  M.  DANNER,  Secretary, 

105  Raymond  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
FLEMING  H.  REVELL,  Treasurer, 

158  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
Rev.  H.  ROSWELL  BATES,  New  York 

Mr.  WILLIS  E.  LOUGEE,  New  York 

Rev.  H.  A.  MANCHESTER,  Boston 

Mrs.  LANDON  R.  MASON,  Richmond,  Va. 

Mr.  DELAVAN  L.  PIERSON,  New  York 

Rev.  HOMER  C.  STUNTZ,  New  York 

Mr.  DAVID  MoCONAUGHY,  New  York. 


a  TUBERCULAR  LEPER(SICK) 


AN  OUTCAST  LEPER.(H0MEL£55) 


RAMACHANaWpSAM  SOUTH  INDIA 

LEPER  ASYLUM  (MODEL) 


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77ie  (/)  (2)  Sicfc,  (2)  Poor,  Outcast,  (4)  Homeless  Leper  gets  no  sympathy  from  tke  oriental  religion. 
Christian  Missions  provide  an  (5)  Asylum  where  he  finds  Sympathy ,  Food,  Clothing  and  shelter,  including 
(6)  Care  for  his  physical  infirmities,  and  special  provision  (7)  for  his  untainted  children. 


SUFFERING  LEPERS  AS  WE  FIND  THEM 


AND  HOW  TO  HELP  THEM. 


These  questions  and  answers  have  been  pre¬ 
pared  for  use  in  Missionary  Institutes  and  Ex¬ 
hibitions. 

1.  Q.  What  is  the  cause  of  Leprosy? 

A.  Medical  opinion  is  divided.  Several 
theories  have  been  propounded,  one  of 
them  being  that  it  is  caused  by  eating 
putrid  dried  fish  and  by  other  filthy  con¬ 
ditions.  It  is  known  that  Leprosy 
comes  from  a  germ  or  microbe. 

2.  Q.  Is  there  a  cure  for  Leprosy? 

A.  No.  Clinical  investigations  give  hope 
that  a  cure  may  be  discovered  in  the 
near  future. 

3.  Q.  Is  Leprosy  contagious? 

A.  Yes,  but  not  very  readily,  insects  prob¬ 
ably  transmit  the  disease  in  many 
cases.  It  may  be  taken  also  through 
food  cooked  by  a  leper.  The  bacillus 
of  leprosy  has  been  discovered  and  it 
is  through  this  that  the  disease  is  trans¬ 
mitted. 

4.  Q.  Is  Leprosy  hereditary? 

A.  No,  the  results  of  our  work  among  the 
untainted  children  show  that  we  can 
rescue  90  per  cent  of  the  children  of 
leprous  parents  from  the  disease.  The 
theory  of  the  non-hereditary  nature  of 
the  disease,  held  by  our  Mission  for  so 
long,  has  now  been  definitely  confirmed 
by  medical  experts  at  the  Congress  re¬ 
cently  held  in  Bergen,  Norway.  ^The 
sexes  are  segregated  in  all  of  the  “Mis¬ 
sion  to  Lepers”  Asylums,  and  the  Lepers 
are  not  permitted  to  marry  in  the  Asy¬ 
lums  or  homes  of  the  Mission.  The 
Asylums  provide  separate  dormitories 
for  men  and  women  and  separate  homes 
for  the  untainted  children  of  leprous 
parents. 


5.  Q.  How  many  Lepers  ate  there  in  the  whole 

world? 

A.  Perhaps  a  million  Lepers,  chiefly  found 
in  the  oriental  lands. 

6.  Q.  How  long  do  Lepers  live? 

A.  The  average  life  of  a  Leper  is  from  9  to 
15  years  after  contracting  the  disease, 
but  many  live  much  longer,  especially 
under  the  improved  conditions  of  our 
leper  asylums. 

7.  Q.  Do  Lepers  suffer  much  pain? 

A.  Yes,  but  not  continuously.  The  pain  is 
greater  in  some  forms  of  the  disease 
than  in  others  and  at  certain  stages. 
Climatic  conditions  also  have  something 
to  do  with  it;  e.  g.,  in  the  damp,  rainy 
season  they  usually  suffer  more.  Hence 
the  need  of  good  substantial  buildings 
in  which  they  may  be  housed. 

8.  Q.  Is  there  any  alleviation? 

A.  Yes,  a  good  deal  may  be  done  in  this 
way — (a)  by  outward  applications  and 
-  the  proper  dressing  of  sores,  etc.,  and 
(b)  by  clean  sanitary  surroundings,  dry 
shelters  and  wholesome  food. 

9.  Q.  Do  the  natives  of  India  do  anything  for 

their  Lepers? 

A.  No,  not  as  a  class;  lepers  are  usually 
outcasts  from  society. 

10.  Q.  Does  the  Indian  Government  do  any¬ 

thing  for  the  Lepers? 

A.  Yes,  so  far  as  it  can.  In  centres  like 
Bombay,  Calcutta  and  Madras  there  are 
Government  Asylums.  The  work,  how¬ 
ever,  needs  Christian  sympathy  above  all 
else,  and  the  Government  of  India  is 
never  slow  to  express  its  appreciation 
of  the  work  of  our  Mission. 

11.  Q.  Is  there  any  risk  to  the  Missionary? 

A.  The  answer  to  Question  3  shows  that 

the  risk  is  only  slight,  especially  if  due 
care  is  taken. 

12.  Q.  Are  Missionaries  to  Lepers  allowed  to 

mix  with  other  people? 

A.  Yes,  freely,  as  the  danger  of  carrying 
contagion  is  very  light. 


13.  Q.  Is  Leprosy  of  today  the  same  disease  as 

that  referred  to  in  the  Bible? 

A.  Yes,  but  partly  only.  The  word  “Lep¬ 
rosy”  in  the  Bible  covers  a  number  of 
unclean,  loathsome  diseases. 

Note: — In  India  we  meet  with  three 
kinds  of  Leprosy  usually:  (a)  the  an¬ 
aesthetic  form  resulting  in  the  mutila¬ 
tion  of  extremities  of  hands  and  feet; 

(b)  the  tubercular  or  nodular  Leprosy, 
usually  disfiguring  the  features;  and 

(c)  the  mixed,  the  same  leper  having 
both  the  above  forms.  There  is  a 
“white  leprosy,”  so  called,  where  the 
color  of  the  skin  changes  merely,  but 
it  is  considered  practically  harmless. 

14.  Q.  Do  the  Lepers  respond  to  Christian 

teaching? 

A.  Yes,  very  readily. 

15.  Q.  Who  appoints  the  Missionaries  to  work 

among  the  Lepers? 

A.  The  Denominational  Boards  allow  their 
Missionaries  to  superintend  the  Leper 
work  without  extra  compensation,  thus 
leaving  all  gifts  available  directly  for  the 
relief  of  Leprosy. 

16.  Q.  Is  Mary  Reed  still  living? 

A.  Yes,  her  life  story  is  on  sale  at  the 
American  office  of  the  Mission — (25  cents 
for  paper  cover  and  50  cents  for  the 
cloth  edition). 

17.  Q.  Are  there  any  Lepers  in  America? 

A.  Yes,  several  hundred  in  all.  There  are 
two  colonies  of  Lepers  officially  desig¬ 
nated  as  such.  One  of  these  is  in  New 
Orleans,  La.;  the  other  in  Massachusetts, 
at  Penikese. 

18.  Q.  Is  there  any  cause  for  great  alarm  in 

this  country  as  to  the  spread  of  Lep¬ 
rosy? 

A.  No,  our  medical  authorities  have  the 
situation  well  in  hand.  No  spread  of  the 
disease  is  at  all  likely. 

19.  Q.  How  much  money  is  now  annually  ex¬ 

pended  by  the  Mission  to  Lepers? 


A.  Exclusive  of  Government  grants  of  lands 
and  funds,  a  little  more  than  One  Hun¬ 
dred  and  Thirty  Thousand  Dollars  ($130,- 
000.00)  was  expended  last  year. 

20.  Q.  How  much  of  this  amount  was  raised  in 

the  United  States  in  1911? 

A.  Barely  more  than  Fifteen  Thousand  Dol¬ 
lars  ($15,000.00)  from  all  sources  in  our 
country. 

21.  Q.  How  much  money  was  paid  for  Leper 

work  in  Mission  stations  presided  over 
by  American  Missionaries  during  1911? 

A.  More  than  twice  the  amount  received 
from  our  country — almost  Thirty-five 
Thousand  Dollars  ($35,000.00). 

22.  Q.  How  much  should  be  raised  in  America 

for  this  work? 

A.  At  least  as  much  as  is  required  for  the 
payment  of  expense  of  work  for  lepers 
under  direction  of  the  Missionaries  of 
our  own  country,  or,  not  less  than  Thir¬ 
ty-five  Thousand  Dollars  ($35,000.00)  for 
the  coming  year. 

23.  Q.  How  can  officers  of  Missionary  Societies 

of  churches  or  others  interested  in  know¬ 
ing  about  Lepers  and  in  helping  them, 
get  information  suitable  to  be  used  in 
public  meetings? 

A.  A  program  suited  for  use  in  young  peo¬ 
ple’s  societies,  in  Sunday  School  or 
church,  may  be  had  by  applying  to  the 
Secretary,  Mr.  W.  M.  Danner,  105  Ray¬ 
mond  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass.  He  will 
gladly  furnish  literature  and  answer  in¬ 
quiries. 

24.  Q.  What  must  one  do  to  get  one  of  these 

programs? 

A.  Ask  for  it  and  agree  to  use  it  at  a  con¬ 
venient  time  in  the  Society,  Sunday 
School  or  Church  with  which  one  is  con¬ 
nected  and  take  an  offering  of  whatever 
amount  may  be  readily  secured  as  a  re¬ 
sult  of  such  meeting. 


^5.  Q.  Is  there  a  paper  published  in  the  interest 
of  “Work  Among  Lepers”? 

A.  Yes,  “Without  the  Camp,”  quarterly  pub¬ 
lication,  25  cents  per  year  postpaid.  This 
is  the  organ  of  the  Mission,  is  well  il¬ 
lustrated  and  full  of  interesting  and  in¬ 
spiring  incidents. 

^o.  Q.  Does  the  Leper  Mission  issue  collecting 
cards  and  books? 

A.  Yes,  ask  the  Secretary  or  one  of  the 
Leper  Court  Stewards  to  show  them  to 
you. 

27.  Q.  Who  is  responsible  for  the  work  in  the 
United  States? 

A.  A  committee  of  well-known  people,  con¬ 
sisting  of 

Dr.  Wm.  Jay  Schieffelin,  Chairman, 

New  York. 

Mr.  W.  M.  Danner,  Secretary,  Cam¬ 
bridge,  Mass. 

Mr.  Fleming  H.  Revell,  Treasurer, 

New  York. 

Rev.  H.  Roswell  Bates,  New  York. 

Mr.  Willis  E.  Lougee,  New  York. 

Rev.  H.  A.  Manchester,  Boston,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Landon  R.  Mason,  Richmond,  Va. 

Mr.  Delavan  L.  Pierson,  New  York. 

Rev.  Homer  C.  Stuntz,  New  York. 

Contributions  may  be  made  by  check,  payable  to 
FLEMING  H.  REVELL,  Treasurer 
and  sent  to  + 

W.  M.  DANNER,  Secretary  U.  S.  A. 

105  Raymond  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

What  Money  Gifts  will  Provide 

Support  of  one  leper  for  two  weeks  .  .  $1.00 

Support  of  one  leper  for  four  weeks  .  2.00 

Support  of  a  leper's  untainted  child  for  three  mo.  5.00 


SO  SUPPORTS  A  LEPER  A  YEAR 
^  IN  ONE  OF  OUR  ASYLUMS. 


or  to  an  officer  of  any  local  Council  or  auxiliary. 


